The Sims Pet Stories - Mac

I have been a long time Sims fan, Sims 2 being my favorite. However, I had all the games for my PC, and when I switched to Mac, I realized that reinvesting in the collection would be expensive (and impossible - Aspyr never finished making all the Sims 2 expansions and stuff packs for Mac). I tried Sims 3, and it wasn't my cup of tea, so I figured I'd try Sims Pet Stories since it was only a few bucks on here.The Sims 2 Pets (as well as The Sims 1's Unleashed) has always been my favorite expansion because I like being able to add a canine or feline companion to make my family complete. The pets were just as lovable in The Sims Pet Stories as they were in Sims 2. Nothing different about them. In fact, not much is different.Except for the fact that you have less to work with when it comes to build and buy mode than you do with The Sims 2 base game. I was sorely disappointed at the lack of objects, and while there are cool objects exclusive to this game, you have to finish the stories to earn them.The stories were okay. Not too compelling, but also not a total snooze. After completing the first (the dog training one, to be specific), I found I didn't have the patience to complete the other. I have always been a fan of sandbox play in games, so the missions weren't my cup of tea necessarily. Some of them I liked. But overall, they felt too easy. There wasn't a challenge in them. Expect to make your dog run through obstacles until the game says you've trained him, or to be directed on how to interact with other Sims. I prefer the challenge of raising six kids without prompts, but hey, that's just me.There is a sandbox mode, but I realized soon that this was disappointing due to only one factor - sims don't become elders. You're probably thinking what I was thinking originally - they must just live forever, and you'll have to off them yourself if you want to play an accurate family tree. Nope. They just die at the end of adulthood. I found this to be terrible - their life spans are just ridiculously short, and if you're unprepared (like I was), you'll have young children without an adult sim, and therefore your game will be done, as child services will have to take them. If I were to play again, I suppose I would make my Sims already have a teenager upon creation so they can tend to the younger ones when the adults die, but that would again defeat the idea of having multiple generations.Overall, the game kept my attention for a few days, and I suppose that's due to the fact that I was looking for something closer to Sims 2, rather than something completely different. I suggest this game to anyone new to the series - if you prefer the stories and the mission-based game play, you can go on to buy Life Stories and Castaway Stories, or even Sims Medieval. If you prefer sandbox mode. Sims 2 and Sims 3 will be perfect as the next step. As for long time Sims players, if you go in with no expectations (which is hard to do) of it being as satisfying as Sims 2, then I suggest the buy. If not, I'd stick to the normal games!

I already bought The Sims Life Stories and The Sims Castaway Stories and both were entertaining but The Sims Pet Stories just did not match up to the entertainment I got from the previous two. Pet Stories is typically just like Life Stories but with a pet worth a few add ons. I am happy to say that at least that this one has new items in buy mode but it feels like an expansion pack. The story modes were a small kick to the game for about 3 minutes.....then free play came in and just killed my mood for 2 minutes.....This game is great for pet lovers and Sims afficinados.....but not so great for the hard-core gamer. 3 stars for its temporary entertainment and new items....

I didn't like that this version of the game did not have the elder life cycle. Basically, if the sim's aspiration meter is very low for a long amount of time as an adult, they will die. However, the game runs really well on my Macbook Pro 13 inch, and it comes with a lot of really cute breeds.

I got this recently because I had never been able to play it before, and I found out that my Sims 2 game on origin would not work on my new MacBook. Since this was on sale, I'd never played it, and I was looking for my Sims 2 fix, it was perfect! It arrived in perfect condition (the box is kind of huge, for a single disk, but I don't mind!), and it took a hot second to transfer the files to my laptop, but after that the game runs perfectly! I'm mostly through the first story already (the stories tend to be pretty short-- I could have probably finished it in one sitting, but that doesn't bother me at all), but I'm excited to finish them both and delve into the endless free play.In all, it's a very good running game. I had no issues getting it to run, and even though the stories are short, you still have the option of free play (and free playing after the stories themselves!). I also feel this is a good replacement for Sims 2 (this one, or life stories-- which I also bought and am eager to play). However I will definitely be buying Aspyr's Sims 2 collection in the future.

I love the Sims and I had this one for the pc and I loved it then and love it still. It's so much fun and so different than the regular Sims

If you like the sims, you will like it.